Australias hot and dry climate has influence who they are and therefore what they wear. Their fashion industry is designed for the people's relaxed and casual demeanour. Australian's are known for their love of outdoors living. There are three main settings of Australian life; the bush, the cities, and the beaches. It is common for an Australian to be comfortable wearing a T-shirt and foot thongs aka flip flops one minute and yet appreciative of innovative high fashion the next. Australia is known for their major swimwear brands like, Roxy, Billabong, Rip Curl and Seafolly. In the bush or as we know it 'the outback' their has been clothing designed for the harshness of their environment. The Driza-Bone coat ('dry as a bone') is what the Burberry trench coat is to the English. It is a symbol of heritage, values and culture. The coat is the traditional Australian stockman's oilskin riding coat. The Akubra hat is another Australian icon. It is famous for its quality and style developed over 100 years of production. You can notice in the picture below both the man and women are sporting a Driza-Bone coat, and for the man he his also wearing an Akubra hat.
LANCE+TOM Australian Fashion Model of the Month of April 2012
In the bush or as we know it 'the outback' their has been clothing designed for the harshness of their environment. The Driza-Bone coat ('dry as a bone') is what the Burberry trench coat is to the English. It is a symbol of heritage, values and culture. The coat is the traditional Australian stockman's oilskin riding coat. The Akubra hat is another Australian icon. It is famous for its quality and style developed over 100 years of production. You can notice in the picture below both the man and women are sporting a Driza-Bone coat, and for the man he his also wearing an Akubra hat.
LANCE+TOM
Australian Fashion Model of the Month of April 2012
Australian Fashion Guide Online and Blog
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:NwJsyuZ3cdYJ:www.australianfashionguide.com.au/+fashion+australian&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Australian Street Fashion Online
http://www.vogue.com/fashion/street-style/article/street-style-australia-fashion-week/